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Hi, what materials are you using for advertising inside the rink, along the ice. One of the rinks in the area tells me they are using Styrene covered with clear Acrylic and have used it for years without breakage. This makes no sense to me, maybe they are using Lexan and the fellow in charge doesn't know it? Anyway, I have a different rink project and want a more cost efficient solution. Would puckboard with HP vinyl be alright? Does it really need coverage?
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We've done it for years with styrene covered with 1/8 lexan, but I've seen them covered with 3/16" acrylic. But you don't even want to think about the vinyl on the puckboard. It just won't last, and yes it has to be covered.
-------------------- Dennis Veenema The Sign Shop Dresden, Ont. but what do I know anyway...I've only been doing this for 20 years! Posts: 368 | From: Dresden, Ont.,CAN | Registered: May 1999
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Ditto to what Dennis said. I have made and installed a few myself, we used 060 styrene with 3/16 clear lexan. Dont forget to countersink all of the screws.
Stevo
-------------------- Stevo Design Illustration Logos Sign Design Clip Art www.stevo-design.com Posts: 1680 | From: Edmonton Ab Canada EH! | Registered: May 2001
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ditto what Marty said Lotti. Lexan overtop the graphics will save your bacon everytime.
BTW, don't just countersink your holes---make sure there a good bit more oversized than the screw body for expansion, etc.
Oh, and a couple three holes top and bottom WITHOUT screws in them will help keep condensation out from between the lexan and the graphic if the arena is damp. Oh, I forgot, it's so cold out there in SK that you don't have damp winters---just cold dry ones! Best of luck!
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Stephen: we always used a product called Goof Off. It always worked well.
-------------------- Dennis Veenema The Sign Shop Dresden, Ont. but what do I know anyway...I've only been doing this for 20 years! Posts: 368 | From: Dresden, Ont.,CAN | Registered: May 1999
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